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Latino Heritage on Less Than $50

Val has a fashion crisis when she's picked as the Grand Marshall in Pasadena's Latino Heritage Parade.

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How Green Is My...Lawn?

Your lawn is brown. My lawn is brown. We're having a serious drought. So why are the lawns in affluent San Marino as green as the residents wallets?

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What Fire?

AUDIO: Last week - fire. Next week - earthquake, maybe? But it's beautiful now! Correspondent Judy Muller ponders the curious nature of Southern Californians, and posits that our constant state of denial is probably more rational than it seems.

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Connected: From SoCal to Sesame Street

Last year we spotlighted a family facing foreclosure on an episode of SoCal Connected. Thanks to that exposure, the Balli family of Lake Elsinore is featured on a prime time Sesame Street special airing Wednesday night. Click more for all the details.

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One Big Carbon Footprint

The fire in the Angeles Forest has created an enormous plume of carbon dioxide that stretches across the United States. See a JPL/NASA animation.

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Texting in Traffic Tragedy

If you've had a traffic accident while texting, we want to talk to you, and maybe put you on TV. Share your cautionary tale with your fellow Southern Californians. Click MORE now and tell us your story.

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The People's Media

Nowadays, when something happens, folks grab their cameras, and then race to post images on the Web. The great fire in Angeles Forest was no exception. We've put together a sampler, and invite you to share your stuff.

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Production Notes

John Larson on the Pomona Students Today

John Larson updates us on the teacher and students from Village Academy High School, the group behind "Is Anybody Listening."

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Locke's Band Director Reggie Smith

The unsung saints of Locke High School are its teachers. Not only do they mentor their students, but a great deal of their own time and money goes in to keeping enrichment programs alive. Locke's band director Reggie Smith is one of those saints.

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Producer's Notes: Angela Shelley

Producer Angela Shelly on the challenges of producing "Inside Locke High" and "Return to Locke High."

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